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“But the brighter future we want for our country will not just happen.

“This great national moment needs a great national effort in which we pull together with a unity of purpose and, however we voted in the referendum last June, we come together with a determination to make a success of the years ahead.

“Because together we can do great things.”

The Prime Minister launched a renewed attack on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, warning he was not capable of negotiating a new deal with the EU.

“You can only deliver Brexit if you believe in Brexit.

“You can only fight for Britain if you believe in Britain.

“You can only deliver for Britain if you have the strength, the plan and the determination to see it through,” she said.

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“And what we know in this election is that the only other person that can be prime minister in seven days’ time is simply not up to the job.

“He doesn’t believe in Britain.

“He doesn’t have a plan.

“He doesn’t have what it takes.”

Mrs May laid out her post-Brexit vision to make the UK the “world’s great meritocracy” - including her plan to expand grammar schools in England.

“For too long, politicians have said that if you’re rich or well off, you can have a selective education for your child. You can send them to a selective private school. You can move to a better catchment area or afford to send them long distances to get the education you want,” she said.